Amer Ghalib

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Amer Ghalib
Mayor of Hamtramck
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 3, 2021
Preceded byKaren Majewski
Personal details
Born1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)[1]
Yemen
Political partyDemocratic
Children3

Amer Ghalib is an American politician currently serving as the Democratic mayor of Hamtramck, Michigan, since November 3, 2021. He is the first Arab American and Muslim to serve as mayor of Hamtramck. He is a social conservative and implemented policies in Hamtramck banning pride flags from publicly owned flagpoles and investments in Israeli companies. He endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election.

Early life and career

Ghalib was born in Yemen.[2] He emigrated to the United States in 1997 and worked in a factory that made plastic components for cars whilst attending Hamtramck High School.[3] He studied biology at Henry Ford Community College before attending Wayne State University where he received a biology degree.[3] He then attended the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica which he left without a degree and became a healthcare worker at a medical office in Hamtramck.[1]

Mayor of Hamtramck

During the 2024 Michigan Democratic presidential primary, Ghalib supported the Uncommitted Movement and recommended voters vote uncommitted instead of Joe Biden.[4][5] In September 2024, Ghalib endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election after meeting him at a town hall in Flint in which they discussed issues affecting Arab and Muslim Americans.[6] Kurt Streeter of The New York Times reported that as a social conservative, Ghalib found more in common with Republicans who had "actively courted him."[7] In his endorsement, Ghalib acknowledged their disagreements on key issues but that he believed that Trump would end the Israel–Hamas war.[7][8] Trump reposted his endorsement on Truth Social.[6]

Personal life

Ghalib has three children and is a Muslim.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Warikoo, Niraj (November 3, 2021). "Amer Ghalib ousts Karen Majewski, becoming Hamtramck's first Muslim mayor". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named FoxNews
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Making history: HFC alumnus is Hamtramck's first Muslim mayor". www.hfcc.edu. January 5, 2022. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib explains endorsement of Donald Trump". WXYZ. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Sercombe, Charles (February 16, 2024). "Mayor is urging voters to choose 'uncommitted' in primary election". The Hamtramck Review. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Mayor of only Muslim-run city in US endorses Trump for election". Al Jazeera. September 23, 2024. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Streeter, Kurt (October 26, 2024). "A Muslim Mayor Endorses Trump, and a City of Immigrants Finds Itself Undone". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 27, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ Rahman, Billal (September 23, 2024). "Democratic Muslim mayor backs Trump in key swing state". Newsweek. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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